Thousands At OP Chick-fil-A Supporting Free Speech and ‘Traditional’ Marriage
In the wake of Chick-fil-A president’s gay marriage statement, with mayors in Boston and San Francisco telling the company to open elsewhere, a massive crowd showed Wednesday in support of the Orland Park franchise.
The wait around 3 p.m. Wednesday was two hours through a winding line at Orland Park Chick-fil-A’s parking lot just to get to the front door. “I like their view on marriage and I believe we should have the freedom to at least express our views on it,” said Susan Soulian, who drove an hour from Wilmington to wait in the long line. “That’s all they did. You can’t let a business not set up because of a different viewpoint.” Soulian was among a steady flow of people numbering in the thousands who appeared at the Orland Park Chick-fil-A franchise throughout Wednesday, to show support after public officials denounced the company’s stance against gay marriage. The fallout, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s own statement about the company’s …
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Dean Casper
11:55 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
That is the very point I am making. No matter the issue, liberals, especially Liberals holding public office, demand 100% compliance with their political agenda or they will use the power of their office to make life very difficult for you. Speak out against any Iiberal initiative and suddenly you are having a zoning problem, etc. unemployment and underemployment are at historic levels. We need … more ›